Tang Dynasty
Which dynasty had the first female empress?
Tang Dynasty
How did the Song Dynasty fall?
They were conquered by the Mongols
What is the term for people who move from place to place without a permanent settlement?
Nomads
Who really held all the political power in feudal Japan?
Shoguns
What is an archipelago?
a chain of islands
What was the purpose of building the Grand Canal?
To make trade and transportation within China much easier
How was the civil service exam changed during the song dynasty?
poetry writing was replaced by essay writing
What was Ghengis Khan's real name
Temujin
What approach did Japanese rulers take toward Chinese cultural practices?
selective borrowing, they choose what they wanted to adopt in their culture
How did Japan's geography impact its cultural development?
This political system was reinstated by the Tang Dynasty and continued in the Song Dynasty
Civil Service Exam
This dangerous practice started in the song dynasty and didn't end until the 1900s
Foot Binding
How did the Mongol Empire's approach to conquered territories differ from other historical empires?
They integrated conquered people's technologies and tactics into their future military strategies
How did Koreans adapt to their environment?
Living near the coast and focusing on fishing and trading
What were some of the most important innovations during the Tang and Song Periods?
What is paper money, gunpowder, steel, mechanical clock, compass. block printing
Why was block printing so important for Chinese literature?
It allowed books and poems to be easily accessible to the people who lived in China, also led to the creation of paper money
Who continued to rule the Mongol Empire after Genghis Khan's death?
Kublai Khan
Who was the lowest class of people in feudal Japan?
Merchants
True or false? China had opportunities for peasants to move up the social ladder
true
The Tang and Song dynasties followed which ancient Chinese philosophy
Confucianism
What was the dynastic cycle in China?
The repeating rising and falling of different dynasties throughout the history of China
Genghis Khan was best known for his brutality during war. Approximately how many deaths was his army responsible for?
40 million, or 10% of the world's population at the time
What is the code of rules the samurai lived by?
Bushido